气功对脑功能的影响。

Effects of QiGong on brain function.

作者信息

Litscher G, Wenzel G, Niederwieser G, Schwarz G

机构信息

Biomedical Engineering Unit, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, A-8036 Graz, Austria.

出版信息

Neurol Res. 2001 Jul;23(5):501-5. doi: 10.1179/016164101101198749.

DOI:10.1179/016164101101198749

PMID:11474806

Abstract

QiGong is an ancient and widely practiced Chinese meditation exercise. We studied the effects of QiGong on brain function with modern neuromonitoring tools in two subjects. In a male QiGong master (extremely trained practitioner), the technique induced reproducible changes in transcranial Doppler sonography, EEG, stimulus-induced 40 Hz oscillations, and near-infrared spectroscopy findings. Similar effects were seen after the application of multimodal stimuli and when the master concentrated on intense imagined stimuli (e.g. 22.2% increase in mean blood flow velocity (vm) in the posterior cerebral artery, and a simultaneous 23.1% decrease of vm in the middle cerebral artery). Similar effects were seen in the female subject. Neuromonitoring during QiGong appears able to objectify accompanied cerebral modulations surrounding this old Chinese meditation exercise.

摘要

气功是一种古老且广泛练习的中国冥想练习。我们使用现代神经监测工具在两名受试者中研究了气功对脑功能的影响。在一名男性气功大师（训练有素的从业者）身上，该技术在经颅多普勒超声、脑电图、刺激诱发的40赫兹振荡和近红外光谱检查结果中引起了可重复的变化。在应用多模态刺激后以及当大师专注于强烈的想象刺激时也观察到了类似的效果（例如，大脑后动脉平均血流速度（vm）增加22.2%，同时大脑中动脉vm减少23.1%）。在女性受试者中也观察到了类似的效果。气功期间的神经监测似乎能够客观地反映围绕这种古老的中国冥想练习所伴随的大脑调节。